“Obviously, all religions fall far short of their own ideals…” ~ Ernest Becker, 1973, The Denial of Death

"Indeed, compulsive and rigid moralism arises in given persons precisely as the result of a lack of sense of being." ~ Rollo May, 1958, "Contributions of Existential Psychotherapy" in Existence

"One must not let oneself be misled: they say 'Judge not!' but they send to Hell everything that stands in their way." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche, 1894/1990, The Anti-Christ

"The man of knowledge must not only love his enemies, he must also be able to hate his friends." ~ Nietzsche, 1892/1966, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

“Science. Nietzsche had warned, is becoming a factory, and the result will be ethical nihilism.” ~ Rollo May, 1958, “The Origins of the Existential Movement in Psychology” in Existence

"...man is free, in so far as he has the power of contradicting himself and his essential nature. Man is free even from his freedom; that is, he can surrender his humanity." ~ Paul Tillich, 1957, Systematic Theology

"Man is not what he believes himself to be in his conscious decisions." ~ Paul Tillich, 1961, "Existentialism and Psychotherapy, in Review of Existential Psychology & Psychiatry, Volume 1

"if we possess our why of life we can put up with almost any how. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche, 1889/1990, Twilight of the Idols

"It is interesting to note how many of the great scientific discoveries begin as myths." ~ Rollo May, 1991, The Cry for Myth